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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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